The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-05

after the storm which ha, cleared away the night
before The young folks enjoyed themselves on
Saturday evening, by exchanging May baskets.
MIR. Ir, T. Lovejay of the Revere House in this
city, will not take the management of the Arcadian
House at Castine as reported but will remain in
Belfast. The probabilities are that he will have
new hotel here before another season opens.
1t is understood that Rev A. A. Lewis, who has
been IN Winterport the past three years, will be
the successor of Rev f. II. Boynton as pastor of
| the Methodist society of Dexter. Mr.. Lewis is a
very valuable clergyman, and the temperance peo |
pie of Dexter will find him available friend to the
cause. Eastern state.
recent addition to the fishing fleet of Belfast is
the trim little schooner Water Sprite bought at
Nimalhaven and now fitting out here for cod fishing |
with travis. The schooner was built at the Charles
ton Mass, navy yard for the service, and
is of oak, copper fastened.
There may he at the store of NJ. +. Wool |
cock ~ son. in this city, apple parcr made of |
wood with the exception of the cutter and the fork
to hold the apple 1t is more than 60 years old !
and is Il curiosity. The parcr is the property IT
Mr.. A. q. Caswell, of Searsmont.
The Bangor Commercial says: Mr.. \. q. HUNT
of Belfast, who is in this city, is making quite
4 number Of purchases of horses. Friday he
bought three, one of them being the fast driving |
horse owned by J. q, Clark, Esq Thi, animal has
trottcd in 30 and is of the best driving horses
| In the city.
MIR. John X. Pierce will lecture on "Twcnty |
Years the Frontier" at the Belfast Opera House
next Thursday evening, May 18th His subject is |
one that must interest large number, and IL the |
proceeds to go to the soldiers mouumcn. fund |
the hall will no doubt be filed to Overlooking. see |
advertisement, fourth page.
THE FIRST SALMON. Capt. +. f. Brumhall, at
| the tly Fish maliet, bought IL handsome eighteen |
pound salmon Thursday last caught by Mr.. |
Dow, AT BrgacieG's Island This was the first sal.
mon of the season to be cut up in this city. 1t re
tailed for seventy cents per pound. The fist cut
was served at the Revere House.
Tie boundary lines on High and spring streets
have been established Mt the point where MIR Frank
WhitEore is building his new house, 1t WIS ruund
that Mr., Whitnorc's cellar wall was nearly two
feet into High street and four feet into spring !
street. The difficulty amcably settled and |
Mr. w. has movcd his walls.
Under a law passed by the last Legislature every
town shall appoint Il truant officer who SHALL i'll
addition TO other duties, that every child be-
tween eight AID fifteen years attend, school at
least six month in the year Instructions regard
ing this matter to be sent out from the super
htencnt of schools office soon to the towns in the
| state.
e.clAss parts for the graduating exercises of
81 Eastern state Normal school have been assign
ed As follows: Sautatory j. Ashury litman, OF
Appleton; History, Cora B. Matthews, st. Adams;
Poem, Nellie F. Harvey, of Kenluskcag; Essay,
Amanda Il. Mathews, >carsport; ESSAY Fred l.,
Tapley, of West BrooAsNillc: Nulc,lictory Frank
Bryant of Centre Montvillc
one year ago Mr., Sewall \ Black, Of thi, city.
went t. Florida flr his health, and last fall his
Wife, son and daughter went out aud 1.t-4c,l the
winter with him. Mrs. Black and son returned to
Belfast last week, the daughter remaining with her
father Mr. Black has bought ten acres Of land at
orlardo, new ami progressive town up the St.
Johns river and is building house.
Mr.. True 7. Pierce, Of Rocklant Il Young and
growing lawyer, is native of Monroe, in this
county He came to Belfast last week to defend
Monroe in 4 suit before the supreme Judicial
Court and his case, the second verdict he has
sccurcd for the town. Col. W II. Fogcr was
counsel for the deft. in the ease of stevens vs..
Kelley, but was taken i'll and called Nh. Pierce TO
his assistance who made the closing argument.
NJ. +. also Won that case.
Mr.. Samuel G.. Thurlow closed his service as
clerk At the Belfast post office on saturday. Mr..
Thu'low las been in the government employ for
twenty five years, deputy inspector of customs,
post master and assistant post master, amt during
all th;t time has served the public faithfully and
We'll Many viii miss his familiar face at the de
livery window of the post office, and the best wish
e, of I'LL will 20 with him in hi, retirement.
PENSIONS. Pensions have been Granted a, fol-
lows ~vlv;tnus orst original Crn.rr LtncolnliI-
le Daniel W Wentworth original China .anle'7
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